282counterfeiting which both beat down the national economy and are a threat to the consumer. The seizures of counterfeited alcohols are common. And the overwhelming majority of shopping centres are finger pointed. Who indulge in fraudulent practice? This is a real scourge of national dimension. With leading head relays so to say, abroad.TELECOMMUNICATIONSIn 2014, the total number of subscribers to tele- phone was 16,861,324 against 15,711,657 in 2013, an increase of 7.3%. This evolution is consecutive to the 7.3% increase of mobile phone subscribers and 4.7% of landline subscri- bers. The turnover increased by 4.9%.This increase is owed to the entry into service of the new mobile operator Nextell Cameroon, the expansion investments made and the extension work for new products. At the end of the financial year 2015, the sub-sector projections assume an 11% growth in subscribers and 9.4% of revenues.Modern distribution increasingly develops in large citiesTHE KEY ROLE OF ANTICThe National Agency of Information and Communication Technology (NAICT) has a com- plex mission.These include the preparation and monitoring of the implementation of the national technologies of information and communication development strategy. a full programme to which is added the identification of the needs of public services rela- ting to computer equipment and software.The structure must ensure the harmonization of technical standards, and propose technical stan- dards to promote interoperability between infor- mation systems, provide expert guidance to administration for the design and development of technical objects.These actions require a certain expertise, which is necessary to achieve and monitor Internet, Intranet and Extranet sites of State and public institutions.1st QuarterHEADING 2013 2014 2014a b c1st Quarter ForecastStatistics of the telecommunications sub-sector2015d2015eVARIATIONS (%)(c)/(a) (d)/(b) (e)/(c)7,3 6,6 11,04,7 1,6 16,57,3 6,6 10,9 8,5 4,9 9,4 1,5 3,9 10,8 9,7 5,1 9,2Total number of subscribers 15 711 657 16 703 580 16 861 324 17 813 107 18 707 917FixedMobileCapital (in million) FixedMobile74 51315 637 144 491 013 73 379 417 63518 89016 684 690 252 666 36 168 21649878 03116 783 293 532 726 74 513 458 21319 18317 793 924 265 156 37 562 227 59490 93118 616 986 583 004 82 562 500 442LES ATOUTS ECONOMIQUES DU CAMEROUNSources : CAMTEL, ORANGE, MTN, NEXTTEL